Posted by bleauberry on December 1, 2008, at 20:07:43
In reply to Is the LDN making me anxious??, posted by Maria3667 on December 1, 2008, at 12:25:06
I don't know your dose, but you should be on 1.5mg. If you don't have that size, you can empty the capsules and make your own custom doses. Some people need to be on 1.5mg for up to two months before trying a higher dose.
LDN has been known to quickly improve thyroid problems requiring adjustments in thyroid meds. You might need less thyroid treatment.
As for dopamine, I am sure it somehow increases either DA or NE or both. The reason I know that is a weird one. I have a cluster of carbuncles (dormant boils) on a small part of the leg that I've had for years. Anything that boosts NE/DA causes them to flare up badly, very inflamed, puss, very painful to touch. DLPA, deprenyl, milnacipran, cymbalta, tyrosine, even a gluten free flour I use that has Fava bean flour as one of its ingredients (Fava is very high in DOPA). Extra NE/DA means bad flares ups for the carbuncles. Well, with LDN, I got a viscious flareup. Maybe it was the initial worsening of symptoms that I was warned would be normal? Or was it a boost in DA?
Your anxiety is in one of the above two scenarios, but I think dropping the dose down is the best bet. Even 1mg has proven very helpful to people. Just because the general trend is to shoot for 4.5mg as fast as possible doesn't mean it is the best thing for every single person to do. Some people do best on really tiny doses.
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